Operator ^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
Exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable
lhs ^= rhs
lhs
This operator exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable. It is functionally equivalent to:
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.
Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a Bitwise Xor=.
Output:
Syntax
Usage
lhs ^= rhs
Parameters
lhs
The variable to assign to.
rhsThe value to exponentiate lhs by.
Description
This operator exponentiates and assigns a value to a variable. It is functionally equivalent to:
lhs = lhs ^ rhs
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.
Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a Bitwise Xor=.
Example
Dim n As Double
n = 6
n ^= 2
Print n
Sleep
n = 6
n ^= 2
Print n
Sleep
Output:
36
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
Differences from QB
- New to FreeBASIC
See also